How To Repair AC Line
Say you are sitting in your home in Houston, Texas with your air conditioning system running. You know you have your thermostat set at a particular temperature but have heard your unit running the entire day and noticed on your thermostat that it states that the temperature inside is several degrees higher than what you have it set for. You then go and check a few of your vents or registers and the air does not feel cool. Your next step is to give your HVAC contractor a call and schedule an appointment for them to come out. He runs through his troubleshooting and even hooks up the gages to your system to check everything. Finally, he sits down with you and tells you that your air conditioner is low on refrigerant, or Freon. One thing that you need to realize is that your AC unit does not burn off or “eat” your refrigerant or Freon. The entire unit is supposed to be sealed tight, which if it is low on Freon this is due to a leak somewhere in the system. If this is not addressed right away, this can cause further damage and even cause your entire unit to freeze up. The best way to get an AC line fixed is by contacting a trusted HVAC contractor. There are benefits behind why getting a professional is best. This is mainly because of their knowledge on working on air conditioning systems as well as if they run into any snags know the best way to conquer them. Now hiring a HVAC contractor can be expensive as they need to come out and troubleshoot to find out where the leak is coming from. From there the pricing can vary depending on where the leak is, if […]
How to Repair AC Coil Leak
One of the worst nightmares that can happen during the hot and humid summer in Houston, Texas is hearing your air conditioner run, feel the air blowing but it is not cooling down the house. One of the reasons this might be happening is due to a coil leak. When a coil leak happens that usually means your Freon is low. When this happens, your AC cannot pull the heat and humidity from inside your home to cool it properly. The bad thing is that this is not the only thing that can happen, your AC unit can actually start freezing up which can cause more damage to your unit. When it comes to fixing a Freon leak, it can be as simple as just needing to tighten a fitting or replaced a valve core. The worse could be that you would need to replace your evaporator coil, condenser coil, or a copper line set which any of these can be rather expensive. If you are told by your HVAC contractor that your Freon levels are low, there is a leak. You do not run low on Freon by it burning off or such, so the only thing that can happen is that it leaked out somewhere. There are a few areas that the leak could possibly be located at, the shipping valve, rusted filter canisters, valve cores, weld joints, or the copper tubing itself. Majority of the time you will find the leak itself within the evaporator coil and some other times new valve cores would be needed. How to detect where the leak is coming from is your HVAC contractor will use an electronic sniffer. This will help them find the general area where the leak is happening. Some might use something as […]
